Chiropractic Device Having Alignment-by-Touch Function

Abstract

Chiropractic apparatus including a chiropractic adjuster means and a contact means. The contact means being capable of relative movement with respect to the chiropractic adjuster means, the contact means having a forward end portion that is capable of contacting both the tip of a palpation finger of a user and a body surface of a patient, the contact means having a targeting space that is capable of receiving the tip and causing the palpation fingertip to be placed in contact with the body surface. The targeting space receiving the forward end portion of the chiropractic adjuster means and causing the forward end portion to be placed in contact with the body surface. By subjecting the contact means and the chiropractic adjuster means to relative movement, the chiropractic adjuster means is capable of moving to the targeting space of the contact means and placed in contact with the body surface.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to a chiropractic apparatus having a targeting function by tactile sensation. More particularly, the present invention is concerned with a chiropractic apparatus comprising the following means (i) and (ii): (i) a chiropractic adjuster means, and (ii) a contact means attached to the chiropractic adjuster means, the contact means being capable of relative movement with respect to the chiropractic adjuster means,[0002]the contact means having a forward end portion which is capable of contacting both the tip of a palpation finger of a user and a body surface of a patient,[0003]the contact means having, at the forward end portion thereof, a targeting space which is capable of receiving the tip of the palpation finger of the user and causing the palpation fingertip to be placed in contact with the body surface of the patient,[0004]the targeting space being for receiving the forward end portion of the chiropractic adjuster means and...

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Benefits of technology

[0027]By the use of the chiropractic apparatus of the present invention having a targeting function by tactile sensation, it becomes possible that a target site for chiropractic treatment (adjustment) is determined by palpation using a fingertip that is most sensitive in a human body, and then a thrust is correctly applied to the target site. Therefore, by the use of the chiropractic apparatus of the present invention, an adjustment can be performed more effectively and efficiently. Also, the chiropractic apparatus of the present invention is advantageous not only in that it is easily portable, but also in that an adjustment can be performed even in a state where both hands of a user are kept in contact with the body of a patient, thereby enabling even a chiropractor not having a high level skill to perform easily a correct and effective adjustment of any bone of the entire body skeleton of a patient.

Problems solved by technology

When a portion, to be given a thrust, of the body surface of the patient has a skin slack, the thrust applied is disadvantageously absorbed by the skin slack, thus making it impossible to transmit a satisfactory level of force of thrust to the target site; therefore, generally, before the application of a thrust to the body surface of the patient, the skin of the portion, to be given a thrust, of the body surface of the patient is pulled so as to be placed under tension to remove any skin slack.

When an adjustment is performed using a finger, such as an index finger or middle finger, problems may arise not only in that a burden is imposed on the finger and the wrist of the chiropractic practitioner (chiropractor), thus causing the chiropractor to suffer injuries, but also in that the direction of the thrust is not correct, thus making it impossible to obtain a desired effect on the patient.

Such one-hand operation for pulling the skin to remove a skin slack is not easy, as compared to the case of a two-hand operation for pulling the skin to remove a skin slack.

Further, there is also the following problem.

For these reasons, in the case of the use of the above-mentioned conventional chiropractic apparatuses, performing a correct and effective adjustment is not easy even for a skilled chiropractor.

However, this large-sized machine is specialized for adjusting the atlas and cannot be used for an adjustment of a bone other than the atlas.

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